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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha na Sluagh

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Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Sr. M. Oiliféar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0188

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    There is a story attached to the plantations opposite the Convent of Mercy.. When the Dowager Countess of Clancarty heard that the sisters of Mercy had bought the site for their Convent, she gave orders for poplar trees to be planted in front of it, so that when she would be driving to Church, she would not see the Convent.
    When she died her remains were brought from Correen House Loughrea, which had to pass the Convent to be buried in the family vault in the grounds of St. John's Church. At that time early all the trees were blown down leaving a clear view of the Convent.
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Miss A. Egan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Church Hill, Co. Galway